Carol Choir
1st and 2nd Grade
Rehearsals for the 2024-25 school year begin on August 7th. Registrations are open on Realm.
In this choir, children develop music literacy and learn basic vocal techniques. They offer music in Worship on a regular basis and discuss the meanings of the texts they sing. The music games we do develop hearing acuity. Plus they're fun.
Rehearsal Schedule
If you have not yet registered via Realm, please do so HERE.
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 3:00/3:15 - Busses run to AL Burris Elementary, Hickory Hills, and West Side Elementary
3:30 to 4:00 p.m. - Playground time and snacks (in the Fuse Box).
4:00 to 4:25 p.m. - Voice for Life training in the Fuse Box for 1st through 5th grade.
4:30 to 5:25 p.m. - Rehearsal in Room 251
Drop off: If arriving before 3:50, check the playground on your way in. If we are out there, students should be dropped off with the chaperone on duty. Otherwise - or if arriving between 3:50 and 4:25 - guardians should use the Welcome Center entrance and walk students to the Fuse Box. After 4:25, students should report directly to their assigned classroom. (Room 252)
Pick up: Carol Choir students are dismissed by Mr. Brian directly to their guardian at the Carol Choir classroom door.
Practice Resources
Hosanna Chant (for April 13th) :
by B. Parks (no score; definitely not related to the score below)
Hosanna by Parks!.m4aHosanna to the Son (recording for the song below)
Hosanna to the Son!.m4aHosanna to the Son
by Jody Lindh; for Palm Sunday 2025 (April 13th)
Hosanna to the Son.pdfMiriam's Song
for March 9th worship service, 11:15 a.m. only
Miriam Song.pdfSing to the Lord.m4aEvery Morning's Sun
(for October 13th, 9:00 a.m.)
Every Morning's Sun.pdfEvery Morning's Sun
Every Morning’s Sun.m4aMay the Road Rise to Meet You
(Sung as a benediction throughout the year.)
may the road score.pdfMay the Road Rise to Meet You (audio recording) --------->
May the Road Rise to Meet You Catherine_Funk versions.m4aOnce in Royal David's City
(15 December 2024)
*The first verse will be a solo from the balcony. Auditions will be held during rehearsal in early November.
Once in Royal David's City.pdfOnce in Royal David's (audio recording) ------------->
Once in Royal David's City - solo.mp3Away in a Manger
(15 December 2024)
*The third verse will be a solo. Auditions will be held during rehearsal in early November.
Away in a Manger.pdfAway in a Manger - Soprano
Away in a Manger_Soprano.mp3Brian Parks
Organist/Associate Director of Music
I am a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists with separate masters degrees in Composition and Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University, where I studied with Ron Kuivila, Anthony Braxton, and the late Alvin Lucier. I also spent eight years learning the drum-dances of Ghana with Abraham Adzenyah and now John Dankwa (who comes down once a year to teach an Advanced Drumming camp). Since 2011, I have embarked on five concert tours in Europe on organ and harpsichord. I maintain a private piano, organ, and composition studio here in Marietta and run an experimental and early music ensemble called Quadratum for auditioned children and adults (quadratum.online). I also do Ghanaian drumming and solkattu with children and young adults. From 2007-2015, I served as Director of Music/Organist for two Congregational churches (UCC) in Connecticut.
